Archive for ‘Green Issues’

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Dec19

Electric Routemaster bus runs out of fuel on M1…..

by admin on December 19th, 2011 at 10:41 pm
Posted In: Green Issues, Oh Dear

It has been reported that the new prototype London Routemaster bus, just days from being officially unveiled, has run out of fuel. The hybrid bus was en route to testing at Millbrook, in Bedfordshire. The bus battery charges itself through energy from its breaks, so is ideal for stop start driving, but on longer journeys […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Sep20

Will hydrogen cars ever take off?

by admin on September 20th, 2011 at 9:51 pm
Posted In: Green Issues, Technology

It’s something of a chicken-and-egg scenario. Which needs to come first: the hydrogen car, or the hydrogen refuelling point? Honda believes the latter. This week it (with the help of BOC) unveiled the first open-access hydrogen refuelling facility in the UK at its factory in Swindon. And yet, to date, not one hydrogen-powered car – […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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May13

Electric sports car launched that can do 240kmh!

by admin on May 13th, 2011 at 9:23 pm
Posted In: Electric cars, Green Issues, Technology

This is the E-4 Coupé, an electric sports designed and built by Delta Motorsport, an engineering consultancy based at the Silverstone circuit in England – and the company, founded in 2005 by Simon Dowson and Nick Carpenter, is making some outrageous claims for the little two-seater’s performance. Thanks to their experience in motorsport and their […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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May11

Pasties and pies can now be turned into fuel!

by admin on May 11th, 2011 at 11:14 pm
Posted In: Bizarre, Green Issues

A Lincolnshire-based green fuel firm has announced plans to use Cornish pasties to make biodiesel. Greenergy is to extract oil from pastries, pies, crisps and other food waste which can be blended with diesel and be sold at petrol stations across the UK. The company responsible for producing 10 billion litres of biodiesel and diesel […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Apr27

DJ charges car from house solar panels!

by admin on April 27th, 2011 at 10:07 pm
Posted In: Electric cars, Green Issues

Having an electric car is one way of cutting back on fuel costs, but when that electricity is solar-generated then you have a real eco-friendly money saver. This dream has become a reality for Radio DJ Mark Goodier, who has become the first Briton to run a car powered entirely by the sun. The 49-year-old […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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